CONTENTS. 



CONVERSATION I. 



The Boys come w Visit Uncle Philip, and they get into a Con 

 versation about freee, and their uses — Uncle Phihp describes 

 the Oaks Page 13 



CONVERSATION II. 



vscle Philip and the Children talk about Nuts and Hick 

 ories -39 



CONVERSATION III. 



iJncle Philip tells the Boys and Girls about Maple-trees, and 

 how to make Maple -sugar 63 



CONVERSATION IV. 



Uncle PhiUp tells the Boys and Girls about Magnolias and 



jaurels, and other beautiful Trees; and shows them why 



hey ought to be grateful to God for such Trees, although 



they are not useful, as well as for Oaks and Maples - - 85 



CONVERSATION V. 



Uncle PhiUp's Visiters learn how to make Canoes of Birch- 

 bark ; and how to make BirdUme ; and the Uses of Oil, and 

 the Olive-tree — Uncle Philip gives them a short Lesson in 

 Pohtical Economy 117 



CONVERSATION VI. 



Uncle Philip and his Young Friends talk about Poplars, and 

 Aspins, and Persimmons, and Wild-f^herries, and the Cabbage- 

 tree, and Chestnuts, and Chincapins — Uncle Philip, among 

 other things, describes the great Chestnut on Mount Etna, 



called the Chestnut of the Hundred Horses 149 



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